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"This is America"

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  1. Mr. Brightside

    Mr. Brightside Contributing Member

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    Awesome video. Not a huge fan of the actual song, but video is legit.
     
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    Visual art?

    Is the Kanye dragon power being transferred?
     
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    It's a great video. The dude in the middle of the choir looks like Jordan Peele.
     
  5. CometsWin

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    The dancing on the SNL appearance was sweet.

     
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    Just an amazing video. I mean how do you even move in those skin fitted pants let alone dance.
     
  7. HR Dept

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    Dope. Somewhat reminds me of the intro from A Different World.
     
  8. Rocket River

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    [Intro: Choir]
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away


    [Bridge: Childish Gambino & Young Thug]
    We just wanna party
    Party just for you
    We just want the money
    Money just for you
    I know you wanna party
    Party just for me
    Girl, you got me dancin' (yeah, girl, you got me dancin')
    Dance and shake the frame
    We just wanna party (yeah)
    Party just for you (yeah)
    We just want the money (yeah)
    Money just for you (you)
    I know you wanna party (yeah)
    Party just for me (yeah)
    Girl, you got me dancin' (yeah, girl, you got me dancin')
    Dance and shake the frame (you)


    [Chorus: Childish Gambino]
    This is America
    Don't catch you slippin' up
    Don't catch you slippin' up

    Look what I'm whippin' up
    This is America (woo)
    Don't catch you slippin' up
    Don't catch you slippin' up

    Look what I'm whippin' up

    [Verse 1: Childish Gambino, Blocboy JB, Slim Jxmmi, Young Thug, & 21 Savage]
    This is America (skrrt, skrrt, woo)
    Don't catch you slippin' up (ayy)

    Look at how I'm livin' now
    Police be trippin' now (woo)

    Yeah, this is America (woo, ayy)
    Guns in my area (word, my area)
    I got the strap (ayy, ayy)
    I gotta carry 'em

    Yeah, yeah, I'ma go into this (ugh)
    Yeah, yeah, this is guerilla (woo)
    Yeah, yeah, I'ma go get the bag
    Yeah, yeah, or I'ma get the pad
    Yeah, yeah, I'm so cold like yeah (yeah)
    I'm so dope like yeah (woo)

    We gon' blow like yeah (straight up, uh)

    [Refrain: Choir & Childish Gambino]
    Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, tell somebody
    You go tell somebody
    Grandma told me
    Get your money, Black man (get your money)
    Get your money, Black man (get your money)
    Get your money, Black man (get your, Black man)
    Get your money, Black man (get your, Black man)
    Black man


    [Chorus: Childish Gambino, Slim Jxmmi, & Young Thug]
    This is America (woo, ayy)
    Don't catch you slippin' up (woo, woo, don't catch you slippin', now)
    Don't catch you slippin' up (ayy, woah)

    Look what I'm whippin' up (Slime!)
    This is America (yeah, yeah)
    Don't catch you slippin' up (woah, ayy)
    Don't catch you slippin' up (ayy, woo)

    Look what I'm whippin' up (ayy)

    [Verse 2: Childish Gambino, Quavo, Young Thug, & 21 Savage]
    Look how I'm geekin' out (hey)
    I'm so fitted (I'm so fitted, woo)
    I'm on Gucci (I'm on Gucci)
    I'm so pretty (yeah, yeah)
    I'm gon' get it (ayy, I'm gon' get it)
    Watch me move (blaow)

    This a celly (ha)
    That's a tool (yeah)

    On my Kodak (woo, Black)
    Ooh, know that (yeah, know that, hold on)
    Get it (get it, get it)
    Ooh, work it (21)
    Hunnid bands, hunnid bands, hunnid bands (hunnid bands)
    Contraband, contraband, contraband (contraband)

    I got the plug in Oaxaca (woah)
    They gonna find you like blocka (blaow)


    [Refrain: Choir, Childish Gambino, & Young Thug]
    Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, tell somebody
    America, I just checked my following list and
    You go tell somebody
    You motha****as owe me

    Grandma told me
    Get your money, Black man (black man)
    Get your money, Black man (black man)
    Get your money, Black man (get your, Black man)
    Get your money, Black man (get your, Black man)
    Black man

    (One, two, three, get down)
    Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, tell somebody
    You go tell somebody

    Grandma told me, "Get your money"
    Get your money, Black man (Black man)
    Get your money, Black man (Black man)
    Get your money, Black man (Black man)
    Get your money, Black man (Black man)
    Black man


    [Outro: Young Thug]
    You just a Black man in this world
    You just a barcode, ayy
    You just a Black man in this world
    Drivin' expensive foreigns, ayy

    You just a big dawg, yeah
    I kenneled him in the backyard
    No probably ain't life to a dog
    For a big dog
    Looking through these Lyrics.

    Rocket River
    I have to go through the Lyrics a bit more.
     
  9. MadMax

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    This guy is on a different level. Love him.
     
  10. Agent94

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    This is fantastic. On the surface it is just another hip hop song glorifying money, guns, partying and drugs. But right below the surfaces it is satirizing all those things. Pretty much saying we are all focusing on superficial things while the world is going to hell around us.

    I wish a country artist would do the same thing to red state culture.
     
  11. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Lulz, good luck.
     
  12. LongTimeFan

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    Song itself is awful (why are you bothering with the "lyrics"?), but video is very cool.
     
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  13. DCkid

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    File under: old man doesn't get the hippity hoppity music these days

    Actually, this song is kind of interesting at times. Better that a lot of the other more recent stuff I've heard. Pretty memorable video, though.
     
  14. EightDoobies

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    Amazing music video, and the lyrics just match what he trying to do in the video. It's meant be a distraction.
     
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  15. Houstunna

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    Didn't know Gambino was a male.

    Cool video, good message, talented artist
     
  16. Mr.Scarface

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    Donald Glover (Danny's son). Star and Creator of TV Show "Atlanta". Also is young Lando in "Solo: A Star Wars Story".
     
  17. 713

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    No Donald Glover is Danny Glover's dad.
     
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  18. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Nah..
     
  19. Mr.Scarface

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    Oops...you are right.
     

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